On the date

Tuesday, September 18, 1990

From the day

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The Headlines

Gorbachev Proposes Referendum On Legalizing Land Ownership

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Wilson Phillips

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

buzzkillmy badsweetwhatever

Grunge

flannellameposerslacker

Hip Hop

blingboo-yacrunkphattrippin'

Tech

cyberspaceinformation superhighwayspamweb

Catchphrases of 1990

Tech Check

Hubble Telescope, Photoshop 1.0 & HTML.

Style of 1990

Silhouette: Unkempt and layered (Grunge)

Material: Flannel and thermal knit

Cost of Living (1990)

Loaf of Bread

$0.70

Gallon of Gas

$1.16

Average Home

$123,000

New Car

$16,950

Time Elapsed

13,044 days ago

(35 years, 269 days)